by Eurocheese
Since Nathaniel is flying to Toronto as we speak (TIFF kicks off tomorrow and runs through Sunday, September 15th), I volunteered to handle this week's Oscar Trivia column for him. I thought it might be fun to throw out a little quiz. THE ANSWERS WILL BE AFTER THE JUMP – no peeking! -- and be honest in the comments. How many can you guess correctly?
1. The highest number of Oscar wins for a single person is a whopping 22. Name the person who won them.
2. Last year, Roma won three Oscars. That means it missed the record for the most Oscars won by a foreign language film, a record currently held by which two films?
3. Have there been more female or more African-American Director nominees in the Academy’s history? (Both are sadly too few... bonus points if you can name all of those nominees)
4. The longest screen time for an Oscar nominated performance ended up netting the performer a win. The shortest nominated performance of all time did not. Can you name these two performances?
5. Which country has won the most Best Foreign Language Film Oscars? And which country has been nominated most often in the category?
6. Name the only actor or actress that has multiple posthumous nominations.
7. Only one person has an Olympic gold medal and an Academy Award. Name that person.
8. No film has ever won all four acting categories. Can you name the two films that came closest to that mark?
9. Name the most Oscar nominated woman in the Academy’s history.
10. How many times has a debut performance won the Best Actor Oscar?
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Friday, February 11, 2022 at 6:00PM 
